Frederique Constant has unveiled a new quartz moonphase with a style inspired by hard currency.
The Classics Moneta Moonphase has a delicately grooved guilloche pattern on the flange, in the style of a coin.
This is the inspiration for the new model’s name – moneta means “coin” in Italian.
The watch sticks to Frederique Constant’s philosophy of “high quality watches at sensible prices” by making the watch affordable with a quartz movement.
It has a 37mm stainless steel case and a sunburst finish dial in a choice of either blue, black or silver.
The leather strap has blue, black or brown topstitching, depending on the dial colour.
The watch has hand-polished dauphine hands and applique hour markers.
A moonphase complication sits in a circular guilloche cut-out at 6 o’clock.
The dial is topped by a convex, anti-reflective sapphire crystal.
The watch is water-resistant to 50m and the quartz movement has a five-year battery life.
Frederique Constant was founded in Geneva in 1988. Since 2016 it has been part of the Japanese giant Citizen.